Traction-wheel.



PATENTED APR. 25, 1905.

W. A. BANGS.

TRACTION WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 29, 1904.

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No. 788,014. PATENTED APR. 25, 1905.

W. A. BANGS. TRAGTION WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED 13110.89, 1904.

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No. 788,014. Patented April 25, 1905.

UNTTED STATES PATENT EEicE,

*ILLIAM A. BANGS, OF KINGSTON, \VISCONSIN.

TRACTION-WHEEL.

SPEOIFTCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,'J14, dated April.25, 1905.

Application filed December 29, 1904. Serial No. 238,786.

it 5/ l 3 designates the crank-shaft to which the Be itknownthatLlVILLIAM A. B.\x(j;s,a citi- 5 power from the motor is applied, assprocketzen of the United States, residing-at Kingston, i chains passingaround suitable wheels on the in the county of Green Lake and State of\Visl shaft (Not shown.) The crank-shaft 3 is 3 consin, have inventedcertain new and useful of suflicient length to have both ends thereof 55Improvements in 'lractiondl heels; and I do protrude beyond the bodyportion, as shown hereby declare thefollowing to be a full,clcar, inFig. 2, and to the extended ends of said and exact description of theinvention, such as shaft I fixedly secure the gear-wheels 5, which willenable others skilled in the art to which are disposed in mesh with theplurality of cogs IO it appertains to make and use the same. 6 on theinner rim of the wheel 7, the pcriph- My invention relates to driving ortraction cry of said rim or wheel being provided with wheels; and itconsists of certain novel feaany suitable form of tire, pneumatic orothertures ofcombination and construction of parts wise, as preferred. 1also provide the stubthepre'ferred form whereof will be hereinaftershaft 8, attached in any suitable manner to a clearlyset forth, andpointed out in the claim. plate 9, and upon said shaftI rotatably mount5 The prime object of my invent-ion, among the idler or transmittinggear 10, which is others, is to provide a traction or driving disposedin mesh with the inner flange 11 of wheelwhich while especiallydesirableand eflithe wheel 12, said wheel 12 also having an cientforautomobiles and thelike will be found outer flange 13, properlyseparated from the very useful for all variety of vehicles whereinnerflange 11, whereby the annular rib 14: 7 in the motive power is appliedto one or more will be received between the same, and thereby of thecarrying-wheels. insure that the wheel 12 will travel around A furtherobject of my invention is to proupon said rib 1% and serve to reliablyhold vide certain cooperating devices for transmitthe wheel or rim 7 inposition. I also proting the power from the motor of any previde, asshown in Fig. 3, the auxiliary stubferred variety direct to the outerrim or peshafts 15, bolted or otherwise rigidly secured .riphery of thecarrying or driving wheel. to a contiguous part of the casing 1, andupon Other objects and advantages will be heresaid shaft I rotatablymount the grooved inafter made clearlyapparent, referencebeing wheels16, the flanges of which receive be- 3 had to the accompanyingdrawings,which are tween them the rib 11, thereby insuring that made a part ofthis application, and in which the wheel or rim 7 will be reliably heldin po- Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a motorsition, whereby thedriving-gear 5 will travel vehicle with myimproved traction-wheel apuponthe cogway 6, and thereby drive the plied to use thereon, it beingunderstood that wheel or rim '7 in either direction, it being 35 theouter part of the casing inclosing the understood that suitablereversing mechan- 5 power-transmitting wheels is removed. Fig. ism shallbe provided for the motor, as is ob- 2 is a sectional view of Fig. 1 online 2 2. vious. The outer ends of the shaft 3 pass Fig. 3 is asectional view of Fig. 1 on line 3 3. through the upper ends of theplates 9, said For convenience of reference to the various plates beingslidingly mounted in suitable 4 parts of my invention and cooperatingacccscompensating-slots 17, cut inthe sides of the 9 series numeralswill be employed, the same body 1, whereby the resiliency of the springsnumeral applying to a similar part through- 18 may be utilized. out theseveral views, and, referring to the It is obvious that the flanges onthe wheels numerals on the drawings, 1 designates the 12 and 16 will soreliably engage the flange 45 body portion of a motor-vehicle of theusual or rib 14 upon the wheel or rim 7 that said or any preferredconstruction, while 2 desigwheel will be held in an upright position andnatcs the front carrying-wheels provided with will be continuouslydriven in either direction, suitable steering apparatus, as is common,the power being applied at the upper part of whereby the motor-vehiclemay be readily the wheelor rimTthrough the mediationof the 5 guided fromplace to place. driving-gear 5, as will be readily understood. I00

WVhile I have not shown a compensatinggear for the rear wheels, I desireit to be understood that the same may be used if found expedient.

It will thus be seen that I have provided reliably efficienttraction-wheels and driving mechanism therefor and that the variousparts of my invention may be cheaply and eX- peditiously manufacturedand each readily assembled in its respective operative position, andwhile I have described the preferred combination and construction ofparts I desire to comprehend in this application all substantialequivalents and substitutes that may be considered as fairly fallingwithin the scope and purview of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described traction or carrying wheel and means to actuate thesame, comprising the wheels or rims 7, each having upon its inner face aplurality of cogs and with said rib and additional means cooperatingwith the rib 14 to secure the same against lateral movement whereby saidrim or wheel 7 may be continuously or intermittently driven in eitherdirection, all combined substantially as specified and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

W ILLIAM A. BANGS.

WVitnesses:

J. WARNER BANGS, WV. R. SIMs.

